{"id":15246,"date":"2018-01-08T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=15246"},"modified":"2018-01-05T12:02:14","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T20:02:14","slug":"the-bi-weekly-gamer-its-time-for-an-organized-esports-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2018\/01\/08\/the-bi-weekly-gamer-its-time-for-an-organized-esports-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bi-weekly Gamer<\/em>: It\u2019s time for an organized esports draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

With all of the changes being made in the League of Legends<\/i> Championship Series (LCS), and with the Overwatch<\/i> League (OWL) kicking off this month, it\u2019s no surprise that there are a slew of names out there in esports right now that viewers aren\u2019t familiar with.<\/p>\n

In any sport, rookies are one of the biggest question-mark factors. Rookies are usually younger players competing professionally for the first time; every year there are more, and every year some don\u2019t make the cut.<\/p>\n

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The Bi-weekly Gamer<\/em> is a column about competitive gaming that appears in every issue of Nexus<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So how do organizations know which players are the top prospects and the ones to throw money at? The answer lies in scouting, which, traditionally, required keeping track of the player throughout their amateur career. Scouting has remained quite traditional in esports; the change from traditional sports comes when teams sign rookies. In many sports, there\u2019s one day of the year that all the competing teams get together and take turns drafting top prospects for their upcoming seasons. This draft allows rookies the chance to get noticed and signed, even if they aren\u2019t the top pick.<\/p>\n

As the North American LCS and OWL both toss nods toward traditional sports structures, I think it\u2019s time for organizers to set up a proper draft system. It\u2019s no secret that many of the esports pros are young, but with restrictions in place to prevent anyone under 18 from professionally competing, organizations often snatch up talent early and let them play on their amateur teams before either promoting them to their main team or dropping them. With an organized draft, players could have that definitive answer before they commit to a team, and before they sign a contract that they may come to regret.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, an organized draft may take years to work out and it may not be perfect. But when there starts to be a push for one by players, the leagues will notice, and they will make some serious changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With all of the changes being made in the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), and with the Overwatch League (OWL) kicking off this month, it\u2019s no surprise that there are a slew of names out there in esports right now that viewers aren\u2019t familiar with. In any sport, rookies are one of the biggest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-columns","category-january-10-2018"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t